Let's prove John wrong, redux

Hi. Okay, so this one is going to be much more subjective. Say you're St. Peter, and you hold the keys to the gates of heaven. You have in front of you Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, and Eddie Van Halen. Your directive is that only one guitarist is allowed into heaven. Who gets past those pearly gates?

Yes, there are probably more talented guitarists in the world. I'm not worrying about them, because I want to know the commercial answer.

Well, Clapton has a tendency to sound like Stevie Winwood (and not in a good way either) when he teams up with babyface, Santana has collaborated with Michelle Branch once again, and Eddie, he's just Eddie. I'll go with Hendrix on the sole basis that he never sold out.